Login to BlackFacts.com using your favorite Social Media Login. Click the appropriate button below and you will be redirected to your Social Media Website for confirmation and then back to Blackfacts.com once successful.
Enter the email address and password you used to join BlackFacts.com. If you cannot remember your login information, click the “Forgot Password” link to reset your password.
Three more Barbadians have succumbed to COVID-19, bringing the number of people in Barbados who have died from the virus to 194. An 80-year-old female and an 84-year-old male died on Saturday, November 13, at the Blackman and Gollop Isolation Facility. Today, Sunday, November 14, a 64-year-old male passed away at the Harrison’s Point Isolation […]
The post Three more covid-19 deaths appeared first on Barbados Today.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
NEW YORK (AP) — Tour promoter Live Nation has announced its first-ever drive-in concerts series in the U.S. for July, months after the live music industry has been on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This artist rendering released by Live Nation shows the set up for Live Nation’s “Live from the Drive-In,” concert series taking place July 10-12.
(Live Nation via AP)
This artist rendering shows the set up for Live Nation’s “Live from the Drive-In” concert series taking place July 10-12.
For the Missouri show, See said they have a capacity to fit 1,000 cars while incorporating social distancing guidelines.
This historical six-part series explores three moments in the past century – VI Corp, Harvey Aluminum, and Hess Oil – where frustration with the given situation boiled over into radical change.
Why isn’t South Africa making its own jabs? Find out.
Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Dr. Amery Browne has expressed disappointment at Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar for what he said was an inappropriate approach to the Prime Minister of India for COVID-19 vaccines.
By Alex Veiga and Damian J. Troise AP Business Writers Wall Street pumped the brakes on its recent rally Tuesday, as a late slide in big technology companies left stocks broadly lower, erasing an early gain. The reversal left the S&P 500 with a 0.8% loss after having been up 0.6% earlier. The decline in big-name technology stocks like Apple and Microsoft, plus losses in health care and communications stocks, outweighed gains in financial, industrial and energy companies. Tech stocks have far outpaced the rest of the market this year as investors bet they could still thrive in a stay-at-home […]
The post Late drop leaves S&P 500 lower, breaking a 7-day win streak appeared first on Black News Channel.
Penelope Singleton* turned up for work at Qualcare Jamaica Limited in St Andrew last week knowing she had not complied with the new COVID-19 vaccination policy put in place by her employers. The policy, which was outlined in a memo Qualcare...
In the space of a week, a second Proteas player has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the cancellation of Saturday's practice match.
Key statistics as at May 28, data from National Institute For Communicable Diseases, NICD
\tTotal confirmed cases = 27,403
Total recoveries = 14,370
Total deaths = 577
Active cases = 12,456
May 29: EFF says church reopening, death trap
\tStay away from places of worship, that is the appeal that Economic Freedom Fighters, EFF; leader Julius Malema has given to members of the party and other South Africans.
May 12: US donates ventilators
\tThe U.S. government is donating “up to 1,000” ventilators to South Africa to help the country respond to COVID-19 as the Trump administration addresses criticism that it hasn’t done enough for countries in need.
Key statistics as at May 12, data from National Institute For Communicable Diseases, NICD
\t
\t\tThe total number of confirmed cases = 11,350
\t\tThe total number of tests so far = 369,697
\t\tTotal death toll = 206
\t\tTotal recoveries = 4,357
\t\tMost impacted provinces = Guateng, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwa Zulu-Natal
May 6: Cases at 7,572; medics likened to war troops
\tHealth Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed on Wednesday that two health workers had succumbed to COVID-19 in the line of duty.
April 24: Record daily tests, Ramaphos laughs off mask struggle
\tNearly 10,000 people were tested in South Africa in the past day (as of April 24) – the biggest daily test number since the virus hit the country.
Meanwhile, president Ramaphosa has had a busy last 24 hours with a phone call with President Donald Trump during which the American leader pledged support for South Africa in the fight against the virus.
On Wednesday November 10th, the Department of Infrastructure, Ports and Transport, led by Senior Minister the Honourable Stephenson donated supplies to the public transport sector, to assist in their fight against the COVID-19 virus. The supplies included facemasks and hand sanitizer dispensers. We now have a report from Miguel Fevrier of the Ministry of Infrastructure, […]
This article WATCH: NCOPT Receives Supplies To Help In The Fight Against COVID-19 appeared first on St. Lucia Times News.
Press Release:- The Ministry of Health and Wellness today Wednesday April 28, 2021 received confirmation of 10 new cases of COVID-19 from the Ezra Long Laboratory. This is from a total of 174 samples taken during the period April 24, 2021 to April 26, 2021. These samples were processed on April 27, 2021. These individuals […]
This article Saint Lucia Records 10 New COVID-19 Cases appeared first on St. Lucia Times News.
[Shabelle] Somalia on Wednesday imposed strict measures to stem the second wave of COVID-19 in the country, banning large public gatherings for 30 days and closing schools and universities, government offices, and sports arenas for two weeks.
… economy. And with large African American populations and relatively small … victims and, outside of African American voters, may be … She instead focused on African American leaders waiting at a … older voters, suburbanites and African Americans to make up for …
[Monitor] By JAMES KABENGWA
So far, 333 000 people in the education sector have been vaccinated.
A video of a white woman kicked out of a New York City bagel shop for not wearing a mask and unleashing a racist rant against a Black worker has gone
People aged between 18 and 34 will be eligible to be vaccinated from September, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday as he moved the country to adjusted Level 3 lockdown and lifted the alcohol ban. Read his full speech.
Marlo Hamptonisn’t taking any chances of contracting COVID-19 while she’s filming for “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” In a preview clip for the Dec. 6 premiere of […]
CHRIST CHURCH, Barbados -Visitors and Barbadians returning home have been put on notice that they will pay a hefty price for breaching the island's COVID-19 protocols, especially quarantine directives, if they are found guilty in the law courts.
Amsterdam had a crucial role to play in the global slave trade. The stately mansions lining its canals attest to the fortunes often made by traders with the use of slave labor. That history has led to calls for a formal apology from the current municipality.
Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Virginia have hit their highest level in nearly six weeks.
An anonymous newborn baby girl in the state of Mississippi has been left orphaned after losing both of her parents to COVID-19.
EIGHT more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing Jamaica's number of cases to 715.Five more people have also recovered from the virus since Wednesday and have been released. This brings the number of recovery cases to 560, giving the island a 78.3 per cent recovery rate.
The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Wayne Campbell “We need to ask why women are relegated to lower-paid work; why professions that are female-dominated have lower salaries – including jobs in the care sector; why so many women work part-time; why women see […]
The post #BTColumn – In pursuit of pay equity appeared first on Barbados Today.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Health Minister Silvia Lutucuta reaffirmed the Angolan government's commitment to fight HIV/AIDS, with preventive measures such as the services of the vertical transmission cutting.
Nairobi — Ninety-one coronavirus patients have been discharged after recovering from the coronavirus, raising recoveries recorded since March to 1,550.
Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman, who gave a status update on Friday, said the recoveries being registered in the country continue to give hope that the virus will be defeated.
\"I am delighted again today to inform you that we have discharged 91 patients from our various hospitals bringing the total number of recoveries to 1550, I want to thank our health care workers for the good work they are doing,\" said Aman.
The total documented virus cases since March stands at 4,374 with 133,541 samples having been tested so far.
Counties of Nairobi, Mombasa, Kajiado, Busia account for most cases registered in the country, with the virus already having spread across 40 counties.
Antigua and Barbuda celebrated its 40th anniversary of political independence from Britain on Monday, overshadowed by the “seemingly endless litany of COVID-19 related ailments” that have curtailed the traditional celebrations.
Shereé Whitfield dropped a major bombshell on Tuesday, July 14 when she announced that she has tested positive for the coronavirus. The former cast member […]
Maryland reported 1,869 new COVID-19 cases Friday, the highest single-day total since the coronavirus pandemic began, data from the state's health department shows.
